The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28
WASHINGTON NEWS.
SETTLERS rNsrRucr1oNs.

SETTLER s INSTRUCTIONS.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-Some weeks |
ago the commissioner of the general |
land Office receiveda letter from A. F.
Clapper. settler in Eastern Colorado,
representing that that section of the
country ''was in the midst of drouth
with no signs of. crops, that settlers
were leaving land to hunt for work,
etc." and asking whether such en-
forced absence would imperil their
claims when final IEoof is made? To
this inquiry the Commissioner replied
in substance that such absence would
not jeopardiZe their claims, but that
settlers who are Obliged to leave on &C
count Of such drosths should be pre-
pared to account for their absence from
this cause when final proof is made,
and that in such cases proof should not
be offered until the law had been fully
complied with after
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WASHINGTON. July 26.-In the case of
the Traders and Travellers Union
against the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad Company. the Interstate
had no Jurisdiction and dismissed the
complaint. The case involves the free
transportation Of extra baggage.
POSTMASTERS APPOINTED.
The President has appointed the fol-
lowing named poSfmasters: John b.
Kessler, at Ottawa, KaS., vice John E.
Bliss, removed; j. S Mil1inglyI at Sc
dan, Kas., vice d. ] Moore, removed;
Patrick J. Morgan, at Solomon City,
Kas., vice D. w. Wilson, removed.
NEW BANKS ESTABLISHED.
The Comptroller of the Treasury to-
day authorized the following named
banks to begin business The National
Bank of COmmeree, of Kansas City,
Mo-; Capital 50 600 900. First National
Bank, of Kinsleys Kansas, Capital
| 100000. First National Bank, of
Milbrook, Kansas; Capital S150, 900.
PENSION DISTRICT CHANGES.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-By the di-
rection of the Commissioner of PEN
sions the following geographical
| changes are made in districts Of super
ViSing examiners to have effect on and
after August /, 1857: The State of
Illinois to be transferred from the Ilii-
nois to the Western District, o. E..
Browning, supervising examiner, and
| the Illinois District viii be known as
i the Indiana District, j. 81. Fritz, SUI
i peryising examiner; the Territory of
New Mexico is to BE- transferred from
the Western to the Missouri District,
+. 81. Sprague, supervising examiner,
| that part of the State of Ohio lying
| north of the s.Pan Handle, or Pitts
burg. Cincinnati s. st Louis Railroad
running through SteubenyiIle, ). Column
bus, Urbana and Union City, is trans
| ferred from the Potomac to the district
to be known as the Indiana. District:
the counties of Jefferson, Harrison
| Muskingum, Licking, Pickaway, Madi
son, Champagne, Miami and Drake
i which lie along said railroad, will re-
main IN the Potomac District. Al
other counties through which said rail
road passes not especially named here
in belong to the Indiana District.
II REHEE DISMISSED.
II WASHINGTON, July 96s-Some week
/ ago General Black, Commissioner OF
Pensions with the approya1of the Score
tary of the Interior ordered the dismis
sal of G. E. Behle, special pension exam
liner at Cincinnati, upon information
8 that Behle at meeting of q German
4 | literary society In that city on Jul
End last In the hearing of large com
pany used grossly Insulting languag
y towards the President of thu
/ United States. Subsequently tn
e Secretary ordered suspeT
E sion of the order of DISMISS
d until Behle could be heard In his ow
behalf. Behle appeared at the InteriC
j Department to-day and was given
!. personal hearing by the Secretary. 3
e did net deny the charge which was sui